Job Title
Career Readiness CoachThe Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest is seeking a qualified applicant for the full-time staff position of Career Readiness Coach. This position requires travel to each TCAT Northwest campus within the service areas. The Career Readiness Coach is responsible for developing, coordinating, and delivering career readiness and professional preparedness programming that equips students with the skills necessary for successful employment and career advancement. This position serves as a liaison between students, faculty, employers, and community partners to ensure graduates are prepared to enter and succeed in the workforce.
Salary: In accordance with Tennessee Board of Regents guidelines and the TCAT Northwest Compensation Plan.
Deadline: Position is open until filled. You may obtain an employment application on our website: www.tcatnorthwest.edu. Background checks are run on all full-time/part-time employees prior to hiring.
Please mail or email latia.smith@tcatnorthwest.edu a cover letter, updated resume, completed application to:
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Attn: Latia Smith
340 Washington Street
Newbern, TN 38059
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Education, Human Resources, Workforce Development, Business Administration, Counseling, Communications, or a related field.
- Minimum three (3) years of work experience in workforce development, career services, education, training, human resources, recruitment, or related fields.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong presentation, facilitation, and organizational skills and abilities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and career services technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in postsecondary education, technical education, human resources, workforce development, or adult learning environments.
- Knowledge of career assessment tools, labor market information, and workforce readiness frameworks.
- Experience building partnerships with employers and community organizations.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and teach the Technology Foundations academic support program for students in applied mathematics, graphic literacy, and reading for information.
- Teach the Work Ethics curriculum with basic computer skills, college success and career skills.
- Monitor, grade and evaluate individual students’ performance progress; maintain appropriate documentation of student progress & student academic records in the college’s student records management software; submit timely reports.
- Maintain accurate records for all students to progress through their programs, for registration, attendance, grades, program of study, satisfactory progress, completion status, awards, certifications and placement.
- Establish intervention sessions with students with issues impeding progress including student attendance counseling when needed. Develop a relationship with instructors and student services to ensure the resolution of such student issues.
- Assist with prospective students’ enrollment needs concerning articulation and the evaluation of educational credits as well as any student resource needs that may be needed.
- Participate in student organizations.
- Plan and facilitate student development of soft skills that enhance career readiness such as resume/cover letter development, interviewing strategies & financial literacy.
- Assist in the placement of students, which includes career counseling to help students identify academic and career goals, discover job opportunities, certifications and additional training opportunities they are interested in pursuing.
- Maintain good public relations with businesses and industries to identify their employment needs, promote the ideals of technical education and implement an effective placement program for students.
- Responsible for lab/classroom equipment and supplies; ensure the lab/classroom is organized and safe.
- Make recommendations for and maintain updated instructional equipment and materials.
- Start and end class at the designated time.
- Assist with campus tours, new student orientation, commencement ceremonies and other College activities as needed.
- Participate in in-service training, workshops, conferences, TBR meetings and other programs which provide for professional growth.
- Travel throughout the service area to deliver services at all teaching locations, instructional service centers and extension campuses.
- Perform other duties as directed and assigned by the administration.